Combined smoothing and fluting iron



(No Model.)

W. T; P HBGLEY. COMBINED SMOOTHING AkND-FLUTING IRON.'

Patented Aug. so, 1887,.'

. Illlltlllllll s UNITED STATES ATnNT rricn.

WILLIAM T. PHEGLEY, OF STOOKTON, KANSAS.

COMBINED SMOOTHING AND FLUTING IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369,027, dated August30, 1887.

Application tiled May 18, 1886. Serial No. 202560. (No model.)

ing and iiuting iron, my object being to provide a simple cheap devicethat can be easily manufactured, one that will economize fuel, that willbe compact and easy to manipulate, and embody suitable draft controllingdevices, whereby heat is evenly distributed over the heating orsmoothing surface of the iron; and the invention consists in certainfeatures of construction hereinafter specified, andparticularly pointedout in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is aV central longitudinal sectionof a combined smoothing and uting iron constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on the line :c x of Fig.l. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line y y of Fig. l. Figs. 4 and5 are details, hereinafter described.

A represents a hollow cast smoothing-iron, at the forward end of whichis provided a suitable uptake, A', and a removable cover, A2, providedwith lugs A3 on its under surface at its rear end, adapted to fit overthe end Wall of the iron A, the forward end being held in place by atransverse rib, A, projecting from the uptake, said forward endextending thereunder. Upon the cover A2, and extending upwardlytherefrom, is a standard, A4, formed with an inwardly-extending verticalrib, A5. (See Fig. l.) The top of the standard is perforated, as at A,to receive a locking-pin, A7, which passes through it and into a woodenhandle, B', of the fluting attachment B2, which is a plate semicireularin longitudinal cross section permanently secured to the handle, andhaving its under surface corrugated and adapted to fit similarcorrugations in the bed-plate B, mounted on the cover. The bed-plate isprevented from lateral displacement by means of a notch or recess, B,(see Fig. 5,) into which the rib A of the standard A4 takes, whereby therear i end of said bed-plate B is held in position upon the iron. Byreason of the intermeshing of the corrugations of the plates B B2 therib or bead A5 will be sufficient to retain the plateB in position. Theforward end of the plate B2 is extended beyond the handle B', and formsa lip or tongue, B4, which takes under a clip or eye, A", formed on theuptake. Extending rearwardly from this forward end of the plate is aspindle, B5, upon which the wooden handle B is mounted. The lugs A3 ofthe vcover are perforated and adapted to receive a locking-pin, AS, tosecure said cover upon the iron.

Adapted to fit within the chamber of the iron A is a casting, C, whichis formed with a rear fender portion, C', and the forwardlyextendingframe CZ, and is held in place within the iron by means of a rivet, C3,passing through a lip, flange, or tongue, C". The frame portion C2 isprovided with a downwardly-extending fiange, Cf", which is perforated,as at C6. When this casting is in position in the iron, it forms adraft-channel, C7, leading from the draft-aperture Ag'around each sideof the iron, and air passes up through the fuel (charcoal) from thedraft-holes C and out the uptake, thus causing a uniform burning of thefuel at sides, front, and rear of the iron, and distributing a perfectlyuniform heat over the entire smoothing-surface. l

By the time the iron has been properly heated the fluter will also besufficiently hot to perform the function of fiuting.

When it is desired to flute, the pin A7 is removed from the handle andstandard and the iiuting attachment removed from the iron.

By inserting the tongue or lip B'L inan aperture, B7, in the end of thebed-plateaB, said plate may be lifted from its position and placed upona table, where the fiuting operation may be carried on.

The draftopening A9 is provided with a pivoted door, A1, whereby draftmay be regulated.

Having described my invention and its op-l IOO bed-plate having alifting-slot,a curved iiuting-plate extended at one end to form abedplete lifter and :rpertured :tt en opposite end7 u hztndle arrangedbetween the ends of the luting-plate, and @smoothing-iron the uptake ofwhich is provided with a loop to receive the bed-plate lifter, astandard, and a pin passing through said standard into the apertured endof the [lntng-plate, substantially ns specified.

2. In a combined smoothing and lluting iron, the combination, with thebody portion of the i1on,lmving a removable Cover mounted thereon andformed with it standard extending upwardly therefrom, of a 'lutingbed-plate mounted on said cover and a corrugated preslsure-plate havinga handle mounted in sind standard, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I :Lflx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' TILLIAM T. PIIEGLEY.

Witnesses:

T. C. MoBRnnN, G. R. GALLUIER.

